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VANDY Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz

Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz

21Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium97 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 19×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Lead5 ppbof 5 ppb
At the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz healthy?

Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz scores 21/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz?

Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz lists 3 ingredients, starting with Organic Potatoes, Grass-fed Beef Tallow and Sea Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz?

Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz compare to other chips & crisps?

At 21/100 Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Late July Thin & Crispy Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips at 95/100.

Is Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz organic?

Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz is not certified organic in our data.

Has Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and cadmium at 97 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Vandy Classic Potato Chips Original 5 oz. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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